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Grand Finals (Pacers)  1970-1979
Starters, Trainers, Drivers
  
29 1970 (VIC): MELB. SHOWGROUNDS  Trainer Driver  
1 BOLD DAVID (Scr) Alf SIMONS Alf SIMONS
Bold David
2 BYLAW (Scr) Bob NORMAN Dick WEBSTER
3 BON ADIOS (12yds) Maurie BROWN Bill SHINN
4 DAINTY'S DAUGHTER (12yds) Bernie CUSHING Bernie CUSHING
5 DEEP COURT (Scr) Bob WHITING Jim HURLEY
6 LUCKY CREED (12yds) Merv WANLESS Vic FROST
7 MOONSTONE BAY (Scr) Ron COX Ron COX
8 TARA MEADOW (Scr) George GATH George GATH
9 ADIOS COURT (Scr) Bob WHITING Joe WEBSTER
(14fur 36yds - SS)  28/02/1970  $40,000  (Race Book)  Margins: 2 lengths X 1¼ lengths Rate: 2:06.6  
Series Total:  $89,000
   
Qualifying Divisions
QD (11f 36yds-SS) 14/02/1970 QD (12f 134yds-SS) 18/02/1970  (Race Book) QD (15f 134yds-SS) 21/02/1970
ADIOS COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:07.6 BOLD DAVID (A Simons) Scr 2:08.2 ADIOS COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:15.4
TARA MEADOW (G Gath) Scr 2:05.8 BON ADIOS (W Shinn) 12 yds 2:09.0 DEEP COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:11.8
DEEP COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:06.6 ADIOS COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:08.6 LUCKY CREED (V Frost) 12 yds 2:12.2
MOONSTONE BAY (R Cox) Scr 2:09.2 GARRY ROWAN (GD Wilson) Scr 2:08.0
CONSOLATION (14f 36yds-SS) 28/02/1970
COCKY RAIDER (G McWilliam) 24yds 2:07.8
IMATOFF (K Innes) Scr 2:08.6
30 1971 (NZ): ADDINGTON  Trainer Driver  
2p1 STELLA FROST  (24yds) Doody TOWNLEY Doody TOWNLEY
Stella Frost
3p2 MANAROA  (12yds) Alan HARRISON Alan HARRISON
4p3 LAST FLOOD (Scr) Tom BRAIN Tom BRAIN
5p4 WELCOME ADVICE (Scr) George HARPLEY Bernie CLARKE
6p5 DEEP COURT (Scr) Bob WHITING Joe WEBSTER
7p6 BRAMBLE HALL  (Scr) Reg STOCKDALE Maurice HOLMES
8p7 HOLY HAL  (Scr) Ken BALLOCH Ken BALLOCH
9p8 RAIN AGAIN  (Scr) George NOBLE Doug MANGOS
10p9 ROYAL COUNT  (Scr) Neville BENNY Neville BENNY
11p10 FRIENDLY FORBES  (Scr) Leo MAY Leo MAY
12p11 SASSENACH  (Scr) Jim WINTER Bob YOUNG
1pDQ JUNIOR'S IMAGE (Scr) Phil COULSON Phil COULSON
(13fur - SS) 27/02/1971  $NZ40,000 Margins: Nose X half head. Rate: 2:07.2  
Series Total:  $NZ88,000
 
Race Replay
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (10f-SS) 13/02/1971 (Race Book) QD (16f-SS) 17/02/1971 QD (13f-SS) 20/02/1971
SASSENACH (R Young) Scr 2:05.2 MANAROA (AM Harrison) 12yds 2:05.4 STELLA FROST (DJ Townley) Scr 2:05.2
ROYAL COUNT (NS Benny) Scr 2:05.2 STELLA FROST (DJ Townley) 14yds 2:06.2 RADIANT GLOBE (JG Hampton) Scr 2:04.8
STELLA FROST (DJ Townley) 12yds 2:06.8 SASSENACH (R Young) Scr 2:08.4 MANAROA (AM Harrison) Scr 2:07.4
HOLY HAL (K Balloch) Scr 2:04.6 HOLY HAL (K Balloch) Scr 2:11.6 RAIN AGAIN (D Mangos) Scr 2:08.8
Consolation (13f-SS) 27/02/1971
TORRENT (NZ) (JW Smolenski) Scr 2:12.0
CHEQUER BOARD (JA Carmichael) 18yds 2:11.0
RADIANT GLOBE (NZ) (JG Hampton) 12yds 2:07.4
31 1972 (QLD): ALBION PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 WELCOME ADVICE (12yds) George HARPLEY Alan HARPLEY
Welcome Advice
2 MONARA (Scr) Don DOVE Neville WELSH
3 REICHMAN (12yds) Rex HOCKING Rex HOCKING
4 RED VICAR (Scr) Vin MURPHY Fred KERSLEY (Jnr)
5 MANAROA (24yds) Colin McLAUGHLIN Neville HARGRAVES
6 BOLD DAVID (12yds) Alf SIMONS Alf SIMONS
7 DEEP COURT (Scr) Bob WHITING Joe WEBSTER
8 MY GAL SAL (Scr) John WALTERS John WALTERS
9 ALECANE (Scr) John BINSKIN John BINSKIN
10 KARAMEA SNOW (Scr) Sam ZAMMIT Sam ZAMMIT
(12fur 132yds - SS)  03/06/1972  $36,000  (Race Book) Margins: 10 yards X Head  Rate: 2:06.8  
Series Total:  $73,500
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (10f 132yds-SS) 20/05/1972  (Race Book) QD (12f 132yds-SS) 24/05/1972  (Race Book) QD (14f 132yds-SS) 27/05/1972  (Race Book)
MONARA (D Dove) Scr 2:08.8 REICHMAN (R Hocking) Scr 2:12.8 MONARA (N Welsh) Scr 2:11.4
DEEP COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:07.6 MANAROA (N Hargreaves) Scr 2:09.9 MANAROA (N Hargreaves) Scr 2:06.5
ALECANE (JE Binskin) Scr 2:09.0 WELCOME ADVICE (A Harpley) Scr 2:10.8 RED VICAR (FR Kersley) Scr 2:07.8
MANAROA (N Hargreaves) 18yds 2:06.7 DEEP COURT (C Webster) Scr 2:09.8 WELCOME ADVICE (A Harpley) 12yds 2:10.6
Consolation (12f 132yds-SS) 03/06/1972
POLO BREEZE (R Hancock) Scr 2:09.8
PARA CHIEF (R Hocking) Scr 2:08.6
NUTS AND BOLTS (J Ilsley) Scr 2:09.9
32 1973 (NSW): HAROLD PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 HONDO GRATTAN (Scr) Tony TURNBULL Tony TURNBULL
Hondo Grattan

Inter Dominion Hall Of Fame

2 ROYAL ASCOT (12yds) Colin McLAUGHLIN Alan HARRISON
3 GLAMOUR CHIEF (Scr) Rex ROBINSON Rex ROBINSON
4 JUST TOO GOOD (Scr) Keith PIKE Keith PIKE
5 BOLD BIAMI (12yds) Bill REYNOLDS Bill REYNOLDS
6 ARAPAHO (12yds) Jack SMOLENSKI Jack SMOLENSKI
7 WELCOME ADVICE (24yds) George HARPLEY Alan HARPLEY
8 JASON KING (Scr) Owen GLENDENNING Owen GLENDENNING
9 REICHMAN (12yds) Rex HOCKING Rex HOCKING
10 ROBALAN (12yds) Denis NYHAN Denis NYHAN
(13fur 98yds - SS) 02/03/1973  $50,000  (Race Book) Margins: Head X Short Neck  Rate: 2:06.8  
Series Total:  $155,000
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (11f 165yds-SS) 16/02/1973  (Race Book) QD (13f 98yds-SS) 20/02/1973  (Race Book) QD (9f 170yds-SS) 23/02/1973  (Race Book)
HONDO GRATTAN (AD Turnbull) Scr 2:06.6 JASON KING (OW Glendenning) Scr 2:05.2 GLAMOUR CHIEF (RA Robinson) Scr 2:05.6
HARD TO GET (P Wolfenden) Scr 2:07.8 WELCOME ADVICE (AG Harpley) 24yds 2:06.4 ROYAL ASCOT (AM Harrison) Scr 2:04.0
 
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ADIOS VICTOR (AL Bray) Scr 2:07.0 BILL BARRY (L Hendry) Scr 2:07.0 JAMES EDEN (FR Kersley) Scr 2:05.3
JUST TOO GOOD (K Pike) Scr 2:07.8 HONDO GRATTAN (AD Turnbull) Scr 2:06.6 YANKEE RHYTHM (TB Warwick) Scr 2:05.4
ROBALAN (DD Nyhan) 12yds 2:11.0 REICHMAN (RK Hocking) 12yds 2:08.8 HONDO GRATTAN (AD Turnbull) Scr 2:08.8
MANAROA (NB Hargreaves) 24yds 2:05.0 ARAPAHO (JW Smolenski) 12yds 2:07.0 JUST TOO GOOD (K Pike) Scr 2:05.0  
Consolation (13f 98yds-SS) 02/03/1973
SCOTTISH CHARM (DJ Townley) Scr 2:05.8
SPEEDY BEN (K Murray) Scr  2:05.8
YANKEE RHYTHM (TB Warwick) Scr 2:07.0
ADIOS VICTOR (K Newman) Scr 2:07.0
33 1974 (WA): GLOUCESTER PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 HONDO GRATTAN (15m) Tony TURNBULL Tony TURNBULL
Hondo Grattan

Inter Dominion Hall Of Fame

2 ADIOS VICTOR (10m) Arthur BRAY Arthur BRAY
4p3 ROYAL GAZE (Front) Ken POCOCK Ken POCOCK
5p4 YALLARA (Front) Bill SPENCER Terry PECK
DNF HADDOCK (Front) Laurie ROBINSON Laurie ROBINSON
DNF JUST TOO GOOD (Front) Keith PIKE Keith PIKE
DNF PALEFACE ADIOS (10m) Colin PIKE Colin PIKE
DNF WELCOME ADVICE (15m) George HARPLEY Bernie CLARKE
DNF LOCAL PRODUCT (Front) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr)
3pDQ BRET ARMAGH (Front) Ken WILLS Ken WILLS
(2600m - SS) 23/02/1974  $50,000  (Race Book) Margins: 3 metres X 6 metres. Rate: 2:03.0  
Series Total:  $125,500
Qualifying Divisions
QD (2600m-SS) 09/02/1974  (Race Book) QD (2400m-SS) 13/02/1974  (Race Book) QD (2000m-SS) 16/02/1974  (Race Book)
ADIOS VICTOR (A Bray) 10m 1:18.0 (2:05.5) HADDOCK (LJ Robinson) fr 1:18.3 (2:06.0) YALLARA (T Peck) fr 1:17.3 (2:04.4)
JUST TOO GOOD (K Pike) fr 1:18.1 (2:05.7) PALEFACE ADIOS (K Pike) 10m 1:15.9 (2:02.1) LOCAL PRODUCT (FR Kersley) fr 1:16.1 (2:02.5)
HONDO GRATTAN (AD Turnbull) 15m 1:18.1 (2:05.7) JUST TOO GOOD (K Pike) fr 1:17.9 (2:05.4) ADIOS VICTOR (A Bray) fr 1:17.5 (2:04.7)
Consolation (2600m-SS) 23/02/1974
PARK ROYALE (J Schrader) fr 1:18.1 (2:05.7)
SPEEDY BEN (G Peck) fr 1:18.3 (2:06.0)
34 1975 (NZ): ALEXANDRA PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 YOUNG QUINN  (15m) Charlie HUNTER John LANGDON
Young Quinn
2 HI FOYLE  (Front) Roy PURDON Henry SKINNER
3 SPEEDY GUEST  (Front) Jack SMOLENSKI Wes BUTT
4 IRISH KIWI  (Front) Roy PURDON Peter WOLFENDEN
5 VANADIUM  (10m) Jack SMOLENSKI Jack SMOLENSKI
6 HONDO GRATTAN (25m) Tony TURNBULL Kevin NEWMAN
7 KOTARE LEGEND  (Front) Leicester TATTERSON Barry ANDERSON
8 MASTER DEAN  (Front) Alec PURDON Robert CAMERON
9 ROYAL GAZE (VIC) (Front) Ken POCOCK Ken POCOCK
10 JUST TOO GOOD (10m) Keith PIKE Keith PIKE
11 FINAL DECISION  (Front) Derek HECKLER Robert F MITCHELL (Jnr)
12 WHY BILL  (Front) Jack BEHRNS Irvin BEHRNS
13 BOMBER BILL  (Front) Hubert CHRISTEY Paul GALLAGHER
 
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(2700m - SS)  15/02/1975  $NZ61,000 Margins: 1 1/4 lengths X half head.  Rate: 2:03.6  
Series Total:  $NZ126,600
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (2200m-SS) 01/02/1975 QD (2700m-MS) 05/02/1975 QD (3200m-SS) 08/02/1975
YOUNG QUINN (CS Hunter) fr 1:16.7 (2:03.4) MICRON (JA Carmichael) fr 1:17.3 (2:04.4) ROYAL GAZE (K Pocock) fr 1:21.5 (2:11.2)
SPEEDY GUEST (JW Smolenski) fr 1:17.3 (2:04.4) VANADIUM (JW Smolenski) fr 1:20.8 (2:10.0) WHY BILL (IM Behrns) fr 1:19.8 (2:08.4)
VANADIUM (JW Smolenski) fr 1:17.0 (2:03.9) YOUNG QUINN (JW Langdon) fr 1:18.6 (2:06.5) YOUNG QUINN (JW Langdon) 15m 1:19.7 (2:08.3)
Consolation (2700-SS) 15/02/1975
RULING CREDIT (P Wolfenden) fr 1:19.2 (2:07.5)
CAPTAIN HARCOURT (T Knowles) fr 1:19.7 (2:08.3)
35 1976 (SA): GLOBE DERBY PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 CARCLEW (Front) Len LEWIS Chris LEWIS
Carclew
2 PURE STEEL (Front) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr)
3 DONT RETREAT (Front) Laurie MOULDS Laurie MOULDS
4 SPEEDY GUEST (Front) Jack SMOLENSKI Jack SMOLENSKI
5 ROYAL FORCE (Front) George KENNETT Dudley ANDERSON
6 ALPHALITE (Front) Pat COOPER Neville WELSH
7 ROYAL GAZE (Front) Ken POCOCK Ken POCOCK
8 TYPHSON (Front) Lyle LINDAU Lyle LINDAU
9 LITTLE CHARGER (Front) Neville GATH Brian GATH
10 NEVADA SMOKE (Front) Kevin DEMPSEY Max EVANS
11 AACHEN'S FOLLY (Front) Ron SPIBEY Ron SPIBEY
12 MARKOVINA (Front) Lorna PADDON Merv PADDON
(2660m - SS)  21/02/1976  $60,500  (Race Book) Margins: 3 metres X 2 metres Rate: 2:05.7  
 
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Series Total:  $120,500
Qualifying Divisions
QD (2250m-SS) 07/02/1976  (Race Book) QD (1810m-MS) 11/02/1976  (Race Book) QD (3100m-SS) 14/02/1976  (Race Book)
DON'T RETREAT (L Moulds) fr 1:18.4 (2:06.2) PURE STEEL (FR Kersley) 1:14.0 (1:59.1) ROYAL GAZE (K Pocock) fr 1:18.4 (2:06.2)
NEVADA SMOKE (M Evans) fr 1:18.5 (2:06.3) PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 1:14.3 (1:59.6) DON'T RETREAT (L Moulds) fr 1:18.8 (2:06.8)
TYPHSON (FR Kersley) fr 1:18.2 (2:05.8) ROYAL GAZE (K Pocock) 1:15.2 (2:01.0) SPEEDY GUEST (JW Smolenski) fr 1:18.5 (2:06.3)
ROYAL FORCE (L Marriott) 1:14.8 (2:00.4)
Consolation (2600m-SS) 21/02/1976
PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 15m 1:17.6 (2:04.9)
SPORTING SON (B Clarke) fr 1:20.6 (2:09.7)
36 1977 (QLD): ALBION PARK  Trainer Driver  
1 STANLEY RIO (Front) George NOBLE John NOBLE
Stanley Rio
2 MASTER FINDLAY (Front) Eldon PAPWORTH Eldon PAPWORTH
3 SPORTING SON (Front) Kevin THOMAS Kevin THOMAS
4 CONMURRA CHIEF (Front) Ivan HOCKING Hartley HOCKING
5 PALEFACE ADIOS (15m) Colin PIKE Colin PIKE
6 SOLE COMMAND (Front) Roy PURDON Graham HOLMES
7 DON'T RETREAT (15m) Laurie MOULDS Laurie MOULDS
8 PURE STEEL (15m) Jim RETZLAFF Jim RETZLAFF
9 TRUSTY SCOT (Front) Henderson HUNTER Kevin ROBINSON
(2530m - SS)  30/04/1977  $60,000 Margins: 4 metres X Half Head  Rate: 2:04.7  
Series Total:  $115,000
 
Race Replay
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (2130m-SS) 16/04/1977 QD (2150m-MS) 20/04/1977 QD (2940m-SS) 23/04/1977
SPORTING SON (K Thomas) fr 1:15.8 (2:02.0) PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 1:15.6 (2:01.7) SPORTING SON (K Thomas) fr 1:18.7 (2:06.7)
PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 15m 1:18.9 (2:07.0) DON'T RETREAT (K Newman) 1:16.5 (2:03.1) DIMANTE HANOVER (T Hutchings) fr 1:17.3 (2:04.4)
TRUSTY SCOT (K Robinson) fr 1:19.0 (2:07.1) PURE STEEL (J Petzlaff) 1:16.3 (2:02.8) PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 15m 1:18.8 (2:06.8)
Consolation (2510m-MS) 30/04/1977
GAY HONDO (G Moon) 1:16.8 (2:03.6)
DIMANTE HANOVER (T Hutchings) fr 1:17.4 (2:04.6)
37 1978 (VIC): MOONEE VALLEY  Trainer Driver  
1 MARKOVINA (Front) Brian GATH Brian GATH
Markovina
2 HERMOSA STAR (Front) Vern NORRGARD Peter NORRGARD
3 VELVET PRINCE (Front) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr) Fred KERSLEY (Jnr)
4 DIMANTE HANOVER (Front) Henry McDERMOTT Henry McDERMOTT
5 ROYAL GAZE (Front) Ken POCOCK Ken POCOCK
6 SOLE COMMAND (Front) Roy PURDON Terry KNOWLES
7 PALEFACE ADIOS (Front) Colin PIKE Colin PIKE
8 TAN HEEL (Front) Ken RICKARD Ken RICKARD
9 JUNCTION ROAD (Front) Roy TREASURE Len TREASURE
10 DON'T RETREAT (Front) Laurie MOULDS Laurie MOULDS
(2900m - MS)  18/03/1978  $105,000  (Race Book) Margins: 2 metres X 2 metres  Rate: 2:05.2  
Series Total:  $202,500
 
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Qualifying Divisions    
QD (2400m-MS) 04/03/1978  (Race Book) QD (One Mile-MS) 08/03/1978  (Race Book) QD (3300m-MS) 11/03/1978  (Race Book)
MARKOVINA (B Gath) 1:17.7 (2:05.0) DON'T RETREAT (L Moulds) 1:59.9 PALEFACE ADIOS (C Pike) 1:16.6 (2:03.3)
SOLE COMMAND (T Knowles) 1:15.8 (2:02.0) ROYAL GAZE (K Pocock) 1:59.4 DIMANTE HANOVER (J McDermott) 1:17.1 (2:04.1)
HERMOSA STAR (P Norrgard) 1:15.8 (2:02.0) SOLE COMMAND (T Knowles) 1:59.6 MARKOVINA (B Gath) 1:18.1 (2:05.7)
Consolation (2900m-MS) 18/03/1978
PURE STEEL (T Demmler) 1:19.4 (2:07.8)
39 1979 (NZ): ADDINGTON  Trainer Driver  
1 RONDEL  (Front) Peter YOUNG Peter WOLFENDEN
Rondel
2 SAPLING  (Front) Lionel GIVEN Henry SKINNER
3 MISS PERT  (Front) Russell CARTER Jack CARMICHAEL
4 WEE WIN  (Front) Max THOMPSON Wes BUTT
5 TRUSTY SCOT  (Front) Henderson HUNTER Henderson HUNTER
6 ROCKY TRYAX  (Front) Lloyd ASHTON Mike DE FILIPPI
7 LORD MODULE  (Front) Cecil DEVINE Cecil DEVINE
8 NIMBLE YANKEE  (Front) Colin McLAUGHLIN Fraser KIRK
9 MARKOVINA (Front) Kevin NEWMAN Kevin NEWMAN
10 ROYAL WALDORF  (Front) Ian HUNTER Robert F MITCHELL (Jnr)
 
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11 MICHAEL FROST (Front) Joe ILSLEY Joe ILSLEY
12 ICE WISE  (Front) Derek JONES Peter JONES
(2600m - SS)  24/03/1979  $NZ125,000 Margins: 1 lgth X 1 1/4 lgth. Rate: 2:03.9  
Series Total:  $NZ235,000
Qualifying Divisions    
QD (2600m-SS) 10/03/1979 (Race Book) QD (3200m-SS) 14/03/1979 (Race Book) QD (2600m-SS) 17/03/1979
WEE WIN (W Butt) fr 1:17.9 (2:05.4) RONDEL (P Wolfenden) fr 1:18.4 (2:06.2) MARKOVINA (K Newman) fr 1:16.2 (2:02.6)
SAPLING (H Skinner) 10m 1:19.0( (2:07.1) WEE WIN (W Butt) fr 1:19.2 (2:07.5) BAD LUCK (RM Cameron) fr 1:16.3 (2:02.8)
TIMELY ROBIN (D Jones) fr 1:18.2 (2:05.8) LORD MODULE (C Devine) fr 1:18.5 (2:06.3) WEE WIN (W Butt) fr 1:17.0 (2:03.9)
Consolation (2000m-SS) 24/03/1979
DEL'S DREAM (D Nyhan) fr 1:17.2 (2:04.2)
PALESTINE (T May) fr 1:17.9 (2:05.4)
Note:  Historical Race books provided by Peter Cooley 

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